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in new york city waves are splashing over the sea walls. here's t.j. winick live. >> reporter: good afternoon whether here on the southern tip of new jersey or 150 miles north up in new york city, we are expect to see water rise from 6 to 11 feet. it could have a devastating impact on the east coast. forcasters predict this could be the worst storm in two generations. hurricane sandy is strengthening and heading north. with 50 million in its path. the eye is expect to make landfall late monday night in atlantic city, new jersey but will.i.am pack communites hundreds of miles away. >>> -- >> -- >> this is going to be a big storm, a difficult storm the great thing about america is we all pull together. >> reporter: the real fear is sandy's stor surge, fueled by high winds and a full moon. >> we are talking the ocean coming in causing massive flooding. >> reporter: already a spectacle early monday in cape may, the angry atlantic is the real fear for locals like tom. >> i think it is mostly water. >> reporter: seen in satellite imagery the ominous system h
in new york city waves are splashing over the sea walls. here's t.j. winick live. >> reporter: good afternoon whether here on the southern tip of new jersey or 150 miles north up in new york city, we are expect to see water rise from 6 to 11 feet. it could have a devastating impact on the east coast. forcasters predict this could be the worst storm in two generations. hurricane sandy is strengthening and heading north. with 50 million in its path. the eye is expect to make landfall late...
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we work that way. >> reporter: city officials in daly city tell me they will be stopping by to keep an eye on that hillside during the storms. here in pacifica that will not be the case. doug is confident he won't be stopping by he knows if there are any problems these residents will give him a call, right away. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now part of the great highway in san francisco is shutdown because of storms strong winds sent sand blowing across yesterday the conditions too dangerous to reopen, drivers not being allowed to travel between lincoln and sloot in either direction. >>> storm-related photos sent by our viewers through ureport this is a large tree branch that came down in a santa rosa parking lot. another viewer took this photo of pg&e crews at an apartment complex in fremont. power was out nearly 12 hours there as the storms continue throughout the week, e-mail your photos. >>> stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of these storms. meteorologist lisa argen will be back with the full forecast and you can track the storm yourself any time with live doppler
we work that way. >> reporter: city officials in daly city tell me they will be stopping by to keep an eye on that hillside during the storms. here in pacifica that will not be the case. doug is confident he won't be stopping by he knows if there are any problems these residents will give him a call, right away. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now part of the great highway in san francisco is shutdown because of storms strong winds sent sand blowing across yesterday the...
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. >> what are city leaders doing about it? let's go to amy hollyfield. >> reporter: san jose's mayor opened the press conference with a plea >> my request to the community is, support the police department, stand with us, we'll work together as we have in the past. if you are concerned about what is going on in your neighborhood, now is the time to get organized. an organized neighborhood has the capacity to help us immensely to deal with the problems. >> reporter: there is definitely concern in the neighborhoods of san jose. in the past 11 days, eight people have been murdered, another six shot during that officials say the spike in violence could be because gangs sometimes like to make a statement at the beginning of the school year, that they are in control. >> not unheard of to sea retaliation when you -- when school stars up. >> reporter: what are city officials doing? they plan to spend more money. >> we've identified over $800,000 for overtime for specialized gang enforcement in the city of san jose. >> reporter: also i
. >> what are city leaders doing about it? let's go to amy hollyfield. >> reporter: san jose's mayor opened the press conference with a plea >> my request to the community is, support the police department, stand with us, we'll work together as we have in the past. if you are concerned about what is going on in your neighborhood, now is the time to get organized. an organized neighborhood has the capacity to help us immensely to deal with the problems. >> reporter: there...
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if the city makes its first round it has to submit a plan by early may. nfl expects official announcement tomorrow. >>> this thursday is 49ers game day here. 4:00 jerry rice and brent jones join us as abc7 news presents the pregame show followed at 5 by the take -- by the game. after that jerry and brent will stake around for a edition of after the game. >>> giants' fans are gearing up for tonight's game. last night the giants fell to the cardinals in the opener. bumgarner gave up six runs in the first four innings late comeback was too little, too late. vogelsong will start on the mound tonight. >>> much more still ahead. pakistani girl has arrived in england for lifesaving medical treatment after she was shot in the head by the taliban. while some officials are still fearing for her safety. >> new details on dangerous situation during a daredevil's record breaking dive. why >>> a pakistani teen arrived in england this morning for medical treatment. the four teen-year-old girl was shot after defying taliban threats to stop speaking out for woman's educat
if the city makes its first round it has to submit a plan by early may. nfl expects official announcement tomorrow. >>> this thursday is 49ers game day here. 4:00 jerry rice and brent jones join us as abc7 news presents the pregame show followed at 5 by the take -- by the game. after that jerry and brent will stake around for a edition of after the game. >>> giants' fans are gearing up for tonight's game. last night the giants fell to the cardinals in the opener. bumgarner...
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today, a little cool in the city, breezy, 67 with sunshine in oakland. fremont mid and upper 70s san jose 77 today with low 80s inland monterey bay rather cool with the clouds 62 there, 83 gilroy overnight tonight we are not going to see as much in the way of low clouds and fog later because we will have that wind shift. 53 palo alto, 51 in the city. those are warm up, tomorrow the warmest day of the week wednesday and a little cooler thursday the much cooler weather comes our wait end of the -- our way the end of the week into the weekend. >>> the government is adding 600,000 toyota camries and other vehicles to an investigation of fires in power window switches. the safety administration says the investigation now clouds -- includes more than 1.4 million vehicles from the 2008 and 2009 models. the camry is the top selling car in the united states. also affected 2007 to 2009 yaris subcompact and all 2008 highlander hybrid suv's. the investigation began in february so far the problem has caused 161 fires and nine injuries. the vehicles have not been reca
today, a little cool in the city, breezy, 67 with sunshine in oakland. fremont mid and upper 70s san jose 77 today with low 80s inland monterey bay rather cool with the clouds 62 there, 83 gilroy overnight tonight we are not going to see as much in the way of low clouds and fog later because we will have that wind shift. 53 palo alto, 51 in the city. those are warm up, tomorrow the warmest day of the week wednesday and a little cooler thursday the much cooler weather comes our wait end of the...
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amy hollyfield is live at city hall. this radio system is almost brand new. >> reporter: yeah, it is only about a year although. police officers tell me they've had problems with it allyear lodge. but they are really upset this happened this time. president obama was in town when the radios went down this time. officers tell us they had been brought in extra police officers because of the importance of this visit. yet, police say they had problems with the radios throughout the day at one point it was down for 30 minutes come heatley down some officers couldn't talk to each other or dispatch. they are also dealing with protests surrounding the president's visit and there were concerns the protests might get out of hand. police are calling this new radio system a train wreck. >> this is outrageous an unacceptable situation that puts the lives of the citizens of oakland and officers who serve them in danger. remember, you have to frame it behind the fact we are 30% less officers now than two years ago, 20 increase in the m
amy hollyfield is live at city hall. this radio system is almost brand new. >> reporter: yeah, it is only about a year although. police officers tell me they've had problems with it allyear lodge. but they are really upset this happened this time. president obama was in town when the radios went down this time. officers tell us they had been brought in extra police officers because of the importance of this visit. yet, police say they had problems with the radios throughout the day at one...
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we spoke to the owner of that mercedes, she said she called the city to find out if the city owns the tree and is liable for the damage? the city told her, her insurance company will have to find out. toe man roman, abc7 news. >>> -- sonoma county, katie marzullo in petaluma that was under a flash flood warning for hours. >> reporter: this morning there was. this is willowbrook creek, two things, one how hard the rain is coming down and how high the water is flowing in this creek. if you want to know what it normally looks like here you have to ask someone who saw it just yesterday. >> from yesterday 4 1/2 feet, yesterday we were seeing ground, grass and puddles. >> reporter: it is behind his office building, he knew the rain was coming, the volume of water that appeared so suddenly was still a surprise at least the water is staying in the creek for now. near rohnert park the creek made it over the the banks on to presley road crews were assessing the situation before dawn. petaluma river made a mess at stone any point road. bobby has a mobile home nearby with new floors. >> this wate
we spoke to the owner of that mercedes, she said she called the city to find out if the city owns the tree and is liable for the damage? the city told her, her insurance company will have to find out. toe man roman, abc7 news. >>> -- sonoma county, katie marzullo in petaluma that was under a flash flood warning for hours. >> reporter: this morning there was. this is willowbrook creek, two things, one how hard the rain is coming down and how high the water is flowing in this...
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you can see the haze sitting over the city. a little less smoke and a little more fog than yesterday. meteorologist mike nicco has a look at the forecast. >> great observation on both your parts. here a couple things. how cry it is a lack of clouds over the land but over the coast the clouds are not dropping any rain but they signal the sea breeze is establishing even more. that is why temperatures along the coast is going to be fine today. it's below average, 60 in half moon bay. 66 in san francisco. mid 70s to low 80s around the bay. north bay stuck in the 80s with east bay valleys we'll have the mid 90s. then east bay valleys that have the poorest air quality this afternoon. right now, san francisco and vallejo have the poorest. should be the last of the days with spare-the-air day. >> penn state university's own report of a jerry sandusky child abuse scandal is out and it does note paint a positive picture of joe paterno and other officials. it claims that paterno looked the other way and concerned more about the school tha
you can see the haze sitting over the city. a little less smoke and a little more fog than yesterday. meteorologist mike nicco has a look at the forecast. >> great observation on both your parts. here a couple things. how cry it is a lack of clouds over the land but over the coast the clouds are not dropping any rain but they signal the sea breeze is establishing even more. that is why temperatures along the coast is going to be fine today. it's below average, 60 in half moon bay. 66 in...
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katie marzullo joins us with how city leaders are trying to ease concerns. >> reporter: the city is broke and in debt and time is up. the new fiscal year begins this sunday, july 1st. the only question now is, when between now and friday, which is the deadline to file for bankruptcy, will the city file? >> i don't know what is going on with our council nor do i understand what is happening with our council period. >> reporter: residents may not understand but stockton city leaders are hoping they will be understanding and trusting. >> i would say not to worry because we have it under control. >> reporter: the city council voted last night 6-1 to approve a especially bankruptcy budget designed to keep the city running day-to-day and plug next year's and 'tis baited 26 million dollar deficit. >> unfortunately, -- unfortunately, it is equivalent of cutting off your arm to save the rest of the body. >> reporter: the mayor promises police and fire won't be cut any further than they have been. the bankruptcy budget does aim to save money by reducing retiree medical benefits and pensions. >> did
katie marzullo joins us with how city leaders are trying to ease concerns. >> reporter: the city is broke and in debt and time is up. the new fiscal year begins this sunday, july 1st. the only question now is, when between now and friday, which is the deadline to file for bankruptcy, will the city file? >> i don't know what is going on with our council nor do i understand what is happening with our council period. >> reporter: residents may not understand but stockton city...
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city hall was not affected by the blackout. it appears the power outage may have set off alarm of -- set off a number of false alarms we could hear several calls come into oakland none of them seemed to be an emergency. the power is back on, but there are some sections of oakland that are still dealing with the power outage. as many as 41 customers remain without power. we will update the situation and bring you more at 4:00. nick smith, abc7 news. >>> developing news, the white house spokesman says the conduct depicted in new pictures of soldiers in afghanistan is reprehensible. the pictures were published this morning by the "los angeles times". they show troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents. white house comments come less than an hour after defense secretary panetta apologized for the conduct displayed by troops. the paper says the soldiers of members of the 82nd airborne division, posing with afghan police and the severed legs of a suicide bomber. an american soldier gave those pictures to the paper to draw atte
city hall was not affected by the blackout. it appears the power outage may have set off alarm of -- set off a number of false alarms we could hear several calls come into oakland none of them seemed to be an emergency. the power is back on, but there are some sections of oakland that are still dealing with the power outage. as many as 41 customers remain without power. we will update the situation and bring you more at 4:00. nick smith, abc7 news. >>> developing news, the white house...
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i can't imagine for everyone else i am >> reporter: city leaders say it will be this way for sometime. >> this -- this will not be used until spring or summer. >> reporter: they spent last night and this morning focusing on getting people's utilities. when the road collapsed it is ver essential water and sewage lines. -- crews put temporary crews in place to get water to which worked. >> it was weak i wouldn't want to do that everyday but it was there >> reporter: next on the list to build a temporary storm drain then they will come up with a permanent solution which will take several months to come phraoeplt the thought of living with this giant hole is unnerving to some. >> a little terrifying. i know that people are working on it, i've got confidence in the city to take care of. >> reporter: others are looking at the positive this shortcut to downtown through their neighborhood has been severed. >> all the traffic comes through, nobody stops at the signs, dangerous for the kids. >> the good news is that everybody who list in the vicinity can still get to work or school by taking a
i can't imagine for everyone else i am >> reporter: city leaders say it will be this way for sometime. >> this -- this will not be used until spring or summer. >> reporter: they spent last night and this morning focusing on getting people's utilities. when the road collapsed it is ver essential water and sewage lines. -- crews put temporary crews in place to get water to which worked. >> it was weak i wouldn't want to do that everyday but it was there >> reporter:...
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sunday the mayor says the city will hold a remembrance on the two year anniversary at san bruno city park at 5:00. a time he says for people to get together to remember and to continue their efforts in healing. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> now to the race for the white house. if -- it is your voice, your vote president obama stopped this morning in virginia on the road to north carolina for the convention. the president went on the attack in his speech saying mitt romney is not offering new ideas to grow the economy. the national convention is officially underway in charlotte, north carolina. democrats will adopt a party platform today that is in sharp contrast with the republican blueprint. they are calling for higher taxes on wealthier americans. also supporting same-sex marriage and abortion rights. the first lady will be the keynote speaker tonight as she makes a case for her husband's reelection. she did her practice walk-through of the stage yesterday. mark matthews is in charlotte, north carolina he will be reporting live from the democratic convention. you can get instant u
sunday the mayor says the city will hold a remembrance on the two year anniversary at san bruno city park at 5:00. a time he says for people to get together to remember and to continue their efforts in healing. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> now to the race for the white house. if -- it is your voice, your vote president obama stopped this morning in virginia on the road to north carolina for the convention. the president went on the attack in his speech saying mitt romney is not...
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he came with what big city mayors said, saying they shouldn't try to open a restaurant in san francisco. >> we shouldn't have them coming out and saying this okay for mayors. >> she doesn't want to rereveal her opinion about gay marriage. >> i'm here to sell chicken. we want to treat everyone the same. >> a counter movement is being planned, gay rights supporters are asking for same-sex couples to come to these restaurants this friday and kiss. i asked the owner about that she is taking one day, one customer at a time. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> eric: other news, san francisco police are looking for answers following a series of fatal shootings in the visitacion neighborhood. it has claimed four lives in past four days, one victim was gunned down last night. terry mcsweeney is live at the hall of justice. >> reporter: san francisco police are not saying this is gang-related although i was out visitacion valley neighborhood and folks say it definitely is. what can san francisco list do in addition to what they have already done? in june they sent ten new officers to deal with the p
he came with what big city mayors said, saying they shouldn't try to open a restaurant in san francisco. >> we shouldn't have them coming out and saying this okay for mayors. >> she doesn't want to rereveal her opinion about gay marriage. >> i'm here to sell chicken. we want to treat everyone the same. >> a counter movement is being planned, gay rights supporters are asking for same-sex couples to come to these restaurants this friday and kiss. i asked the owner about...
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. >>> in san jose police investigating the city's 46 homicide of the year. police responded to reports of a man with a gun on lewis road and wall street, east of highway 87 in south san jose. when officers arrived they found a man who had been shot to death. the investigation is in the early stages. a news crew is on the scene more details as soon as they become available. >> skwhraoping right now, a judge has just reduced detail for the san francisco woman charged with killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident. 23-year-old gina eunice was just arraigned on felony vehicular manslaughter, dui and hit-and-run this is last week. police say she hit four pedestrians at twin peaks lookout december 13th. one victim thrown down a hill, another victim, a 56-year-old woman died at the hospital. investigators say eunice left the scene. others found her damaged car a short distance away. the judge has reduced her bail from two million dollars to one million dollars. if she makes bail she will face mandatory monitoring. >>> oakland police investigator going through
. >>> in san jose police investigating the city's 46 homicide of the year. police responded to reports of a man with a gun on lewis road and wall street, east of highway 87 in south san jose. when officers arrived they found a man who had been shot to death. the investigation is in the early stages. a news crew is on the scene more details as soon as they become available. >> skwhraoping right now, a judge has just reduced detail for the san francisco woman charged with killing a...
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the mayor thinks the city headed in the right direction. he doesn't know when they will get back to prebankruptcy staff levels but says that's the goal. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> state health inspectors shutdown a natural food distributor in the east bay saying it is infested with rodents. inspectors found dead and live rodents and urine contaminated products at the herb and natural food company's facility south of fremont. the company sells and distributes spices, herbs, teas and oils throughout the country. >>> police investigating the theft of nearly 1,000 tickets to this weekend's gilroy garlic festival. $12,000 worth of tickets were stolen from the office between june th and july 2nd. some of those tickets were sold online. they will not be honored. officials say there are numbers on the tickets and they know which were stolen. half of them are adult tickets the other half for children and senior admissions. >>> somebody opened fire this morning on a car carrying seven people, including four children, wounding the driver. it happe
the mayor thinks the city headed in the right direction. he doesn't know when they will get back to prebankruptcy staff levels but says that's the goal. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> state health inspectors shutdown a natural food distributor in the east bay saying it is infested with rodents. inspectors found dead and live rodents and urine contaminated products at the herb and natural food company's facility south of fremont. the company sells and distributes spices, herbs, teas and...
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daly city police arrested romeo natan after investigators say he tried to use stolen credit cards at tear get store he obtained those cards after filling out applications to customers along his route. the d.a.'s office suspects he snatched up to 3,000 pieces of mail. >> you and i as victims may not know there was a credit card envelope taken out of my mail and somebody fill it out and got a credit card. >> thing to happen during the see sown of giving -- terrible thing to happen during the season of giving. >> three of his friends face charges police say they bought items with those stolen credit cards. >>> air travel to and from the east coast is a nightmare because of a severe winter storm causing power outages, accidents and rising death toll. katie marzullo is here with more. >> reporter: the number of people killed has tripled since yesterday morning. the storm that is dumping snow is blamed for 15 deaths. there's anywhere from a few inches to two feet of snow in dining room locations in the northeast. it is creating -- creating chaos on the roads and airports. >> just a little
daly city police arrested romeo natan after investigators say he tried to use stolen credit cards at tear get store he obtained those cards after filling out applications to customers along his route. the d.a.'s office suspects he snatched up to 3,000 pieces of mail. >> you and i as victims may not know there was a credit card envelope taken out of my mail and somebody fill it out and got a credit card. >> thing to happen during the see sown of giving -- terrible thing to happen...
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to the north and west of us it is raining in crescent city. this littlesystem once it sweeps through we will see less wind and a warmer air mass begin to build into the bay area. now to florida, we have the system that is drifting over the eastern gulf. winds from 40 to 45 miles an hour. you can see all the rain bands that continue to train over the same area from pensacola, florida up through southern georgia. it looks like the track of this system is set to just stay stationary for the next several days. we could be looking at 48 hours of rain over the same area that definitely will cause problems, beach erosion and we're talking about maybe wednesday in begins to drift up to the north and east. we'll keep you updated on that. temperatures comfortable now, 67 mountain view, partly cloudy in fremont at 65. 61 in the city, 69 in los gatos monterey bay low 60s. really despite cooler air mass it has been decent the past few days if you like it cool, nice and sunny if you miss that marine layer will be coming back winds gusting to 21 miles an hou
to the north and west of us it is raining in crescent city. this littlesystem once it sweeps through we will see less wind and a warmer air mass begin to build into the bay area. now to florida, we have the system that is drifting over the eastern gulf. winds from 40 to 45 miles an hour. you can see all the rain bands that continue to train over the same area from pensacola, florida up through southern georgia. it looks like the track of this system is set to just stay stationary for the next...
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in new york city the entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power. sandy is leaving death, darkness and flooding as it moves inland. >> oh my gosh. no walls. >> reporter: the storm lost hurricane status monday as it made landfall on the new jersey shore 80 mile per hour winds. sandy had enough strength to flood lower manhattan with 13 foot storm surge and pushed this 700 ton tanker on to a staten island street. new york city subways under several feet of water. >> we've got all our resources to get everything open i am >> reporter: the damage is extensive in new york. a crane collapsed and still dangling 80 stories above streets. >> get on the sidewalk. >> reporter: maj
in new york city the entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power....
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. >> we are going to ride around the whole city and see how bike-friendly the city is. >> reporter: henderson teaches geography at san francisco state and studying critical mass. >> my take-away from critical mass is it expands people's sense of what is possible in urban space. >> reporter: he says people who participate in critical mass typically already ride. they tend to feel isolated among cars. he says the event is empowering. >> i do under stand the -- i do understand the concern about the 15, 20 minutes of delayed traffic. i would say if you step back and think about it, twice a day, everyday, there's that kind of delay cars are in crosswalks, blocking muni. >> i think it is cool as long as everyone stays within their bounds and into one gets too confrontational. >> reporter: today's class starts with a guest lecture on safety. burt hill is the chair of the bicycle advisory committee. >> giving right of way, sharing, common courtesy. traffic rules are built around that >> reporter: critical mass has seen conflict in years past. but exciting. >> never done something like this in my life
. >> we are going to ride around the whole city and see how bike-friendly the city is. >> reporter: henderson teaches geography at san francisco state and studying critical mass. >> my take-away from critical mass is it expands people's sense of what is possible in urban space. >> reporter: he says people who participate in critical mass typically already ride. they tend to feel isolated among cars. he says the event is empowering. >> i do under stand the -- i do...
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knowing how cash strapped most cities are the city is only contributing $7,000 the rest being paid for by businesses and the community. the grand marshal of today's san jose parade is abc7 news anchor dan ashley. he hadn't come by yet we will have highlights this afternoon and this evening. we should point out, they are putting a lot of effort into roses. they want this to be the northern california version of the pasadena rose bowl parade. the route includes san jose's famed rose garden. david louie, abc7 news. >>> get me dan's autograph. >>> redwood city bringing back its fireworks tonight after two year absence thefest fifths have already started with a -- the festivities have already started with a parade. many came from the fire department's annual pancake breakfast fundraiser. the firefighter in charge said it took 250 pounds of batter and 25 gallons of syrup to feed 1,000 people. the celebration will culminate with a 20 minute firework show from the pore residents and businesses raised money to bring back the fireworks after they were cancelled when the show got too pricey at $7
knowing how cash strapped most cities are the city is only contributing $7,000 the rest being paid for by businesses and the community. the grand marshal of today's san jose parade is abc7 news anchor dan ashley. he hadn't come by yet we will have highlights this afternoon and this evening. we should point out, they are putting a lot of effort into roses. they want this to be the northern california version of the pasadena rose bowl parade. the route includes san jose's famed rose garden. david...
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the football legend unveiling a free pop-up fitness site called my city is my gym. rice is hoping it helps people to see how to use their urban supbldings for an outdoor workout. he says it is easy to work up a sweat. rice going to be at pier 39 through saturday to answer questions about the new site. >> we could use the desk. we need jerry to motivate us. >> a look at what is hot this weekend. >>> the weather should break by the weekend that's good because there's plenty to do. >> don sanchez has what's hot. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us. did you know dentures are ten times softer than natural teeth and can be easily scratched? they may also have surface pores, where odor-causing bacteria can grow. that's why dentures require special care. make polident® part of your daily routine. polident's unique microclean formula cleanses gently. it releases antimicrobial agents, including active oxygen, to kill ninety-nine-point-nine percent
the football legend unveiling a free pop-up fitness site called my city is my gym. rice is hoping it helps people to see how to use their urban supbldings for an outdoor workout. he says it is easy to work up a sweat. rice going to be at pier 39 through saturday to answer questions about the new site. >> we could use the desk. we need jerry to motivate us. >> a look at what is hot this weekend. >>> the weather should break by the weekend that's good because there's plenty...
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. >> cheryl: a lot of folks in daly city are nervous. water inspectors are checking on a neighborhood that was hit by a dangerous mudslide. the hill nearly washed away. amy hollyfield joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at the hillside. it is still here. everything is looking good. city officials were just out here checking on the situation. they tell me a lot of relief in their voice that much on nature is giving them a great assist so far. >> the hay bales have not been tested yet. daly city experienced light rain and more has predicted and that has residents feeling nervous. she can see a gaping hole in a around her hillside and it doesn't look secure. >>> i am scared of leaving hot us. >> the water and mud invasion when a pipe broke. concern is the rain will shake loose an already weakened hillside. >> it's just not enough. rain, water is so strong. >> reporter: some of her neighbors disagree. >> he doesn't feel good enough to leave his car on this side of the street. look at what happened to cars parked here o
. >> cheryl: a lot of folks in daly city are nervous. water inspectors are checking on a neighborhood that was hit by a dangerous mudslide. the hill nearly washed away. amy hollyfield joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. take a look at the hillside. it is still here. everything is looking good. city officials were just out here checking on the situation. they tell me a lot of relief in their voice that much on nature is giving them a great assist so far. >> the hay...
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look at this video olightning ce midwest and new york city. two deaths are being blamed on falling debris caused by wind and rain. utility crews are working to restore electricity to at least 300,000 homes and businesses that lost power. weaker remnants of the storm are expected to head towards the southeast today. >>> a couple in washington state spent the last week watching their front lawn disappear off a 200 foot cliff. you can see chunks from their property crumbling. the workshop where roy makes his living is close to sliding off, nothing he can do about it. it started about a week ago when a geyser appeared. experts believe either a natural spring changed its course or it is erosion from years of heavy rain. >> hard seeing people -- [ inaudible ] >> couple is waiting to find out if their property will be condemned. weeks ago they had talked about the it ing their home on the market. obviously that is -- that is not a possibility now. so sad. >> looks like it will be condemned. i wonder if they have insurance for that . >> you have to ho
look at this video olightning ce midwest and new york city. two deaths are being blamed on falling debris caused by wind and rain. utility crews are working to restore electricity to at least 300,000 homes and businesses that lost power. weaker remnants of the storm are expected to head towards the southeast today. >>> a couple in washington state spent the last week watching their front lawn disappear off a 200 foot cliff. you can see chunks from their property crumbling. the workshop...
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now the little leaguers have given the city another dimension. tom wants to bring in the entire team the morning of their parade september 2nd, to serve up the world series special, on the menu for 26 years. >> we would like to feed the kids, on us the morning of the parade. i don't know if we can do that, i'm trying to e-mail and find out if that is possible. >> reporter: the waitress says everyone is talking about the team, everyone is rooting hard that petaluma will be the king of the little league world. story of a woman beside herself because she couldn't get a ticket to see a world series game at the local theater. >> a person who works there had to hustle to get her in. wanted another see it, so made it happen for her, which i thought was cute. >> reporter: tonight's game at the same theater tickets are $5 per perp, giving away towels, raffle the odds are not good you are going to win that raffle, then again the odds weren't good that the team was going to make it to the world series and look at them. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> petalu
now the little leaguers have given the city another dimension. tom wants to bring in the entire team the morning of their parade september 2nd, to serve up the world series special, on the menu for 26 years. >> we would like to feed the kids, on us the morning of the parade. i don't know if we can do that, i'm trying to e-mail and find out if that is possible. >> reporter: the waitress says everyone is talking about the team, everyone is rooting hard that petaluma will be the king...
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san jose, fremont, union city among more than 100 cities taking part. last night a similar rally was held outside the government center in san jose. different groups renewed calls for peace. >>> still ahead, hundreds line-up for free backpacks in the south bay. in san jose many students are getting a jumpstart. >>> job seekers lining up for a second day in san francisco, where you can go to find work where you can go to find work at a major [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and ca
san jose, fremont, union city among more than 100 cities taking part. last night a similar rally was held outside the government center in san jose. different groups renewed calls for peace. >>> still ahead, hundreds line-up for free backpacks in the south bay. in san jose many students are getting a jumpstart. >>> job seekers lining up for a second day in san francisco, where you can go to find work where you can go to find work at a major [ female announcer ] now get high...
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. >>> redwood city police looking to the public to identify a burglary suspect. video of a man 16 to 21, 5'7, medium build black hair and brown eyes taken by a camera at a home on august 30th. the suspect entered through a sliding glass door and stole electronic equipment and jewelry police say anybody providing information may be eligible for a cash reward. >>> alameda county firefighter if the hospital with a serious leg injury after getting hurt fighting a restaurant fire this morning in san leandro the fire at the tequila grill on east 14th street broke out around 2 a.m., one firefighter was working with a power saw on the roof when he suffered a serious cut on his leg. officials say his wound is not life-threatening. the fire was out in 45 minutes. >>> still ahead, britain's prince william and kate may have something to celebrate this week. we'll tell you about the latest court ruling over topless photos taken of her. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the new video put out by san francisco officials to san francisco officials to spread the [ female announcer ] now
. >>> redwood city police looking to the public to identify a burglary suspect. video of a man 16 to 21, 5'7, medium build black hair and brown eyes taken by a camera at a home on august 30th. the suspect entered through a sliding glass door and stole electronic equipment and jewelry police say anybody providing information may be eligible for a cash reward. >>> alameda county firefighter if the hospital with a serious leg injury after getting hurt fighting a restaurant fire...
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in front of city hall this morning we found a lot of people who have already come down on this issue. take a look at ross mirkarimi entering the hearing yesterday accompanied by his wife eliana lopez. she stands by her husband in asking for his job back. he says he doesn't agree with the vote but did appreciate the commission rejecting allegations he sought to get witnesses to not cooperate with the investigation. the mayor says the vote proves mirkarimi is unfit to serve the people of san francisco as sheriff. folks in front of city hall today know where they stand with >> it hard for me to imagine that somebody who has been convicted of a would be recommended to be sheriff overseeing the crime of the city. >> one or two things that you can be accused of in san francisco that will make everyone hate you, abuse of a woman and murdering someone. i think otherwise somebody will have sympathy for you. in this case it seems like a witch-hunt. >> i don't see the connection. i think i would be an excellent -- i think he would be an excellent sheriff i hope he stays in his position or gets p
in front of city hall this morning we found a lot of people who have already come down on this issue. take a look at ross mirkarimi entering the hearing yesterday accompanied by his wife eliana lopez. she stands by her husband in asking for his job back. he says he doesn't agree with the vote but did appreciate the commission rejecting allegations he sought to get witnesses to not cooperate with the investigation. the mayor says the vote proves mirkarimi is unfit to serve the people of san...
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a move the city called necessary. >> concern is environmental issues of pollution. there is safety issues. dense of our neighbors. >> residents near the park are frustrated by what they call a rise in homeless encampments and increase in suspicious fires. there have been seven fires in the past two weeks. investigators aren't sure who is starting them. what they do say it's dangerous. dry vegetation and illegal park occupation makes for a combustible combination. >> this is to make sure that the people in the creek know we are coming and have a chance to clean their stuff out on their own. >> the notices will go up sometime today. city says there is a benefit for that. they allow those to move them out of the way. it uses less reso sources on their end to tag and hold this property. >>> investigators in vallejo are trying find out what caused an early morning fire that destroyed a home. the fire was reported before 4:00 this morning. crews saw the house engulfed in flames when they arrived. it threatened to spread to make homes. the flames were driven by wind. unfor
a move the city called necessary. >> concern is environmental issues of pollution. there is safety issues. dense of our neighbors. >> residents near the park are frustrated by what they call a rise in homeless encampments and increase in suspicious fires. there have been seven fires in the past two weeks. investigators aren't sure who is starting them. what they do say it's dangerous. dry vegetation and illegal park occupation makes for a combustible combination. >> this is to...
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city leaders are proud and feel honored. the first sitting president since hoover to visit. >> this is our livingroom. the president of the united states is going to be in our livingroom tonight excitement, huge buzz. >> reporter: there is an inconvenience factor. streets will be closing. this downtown restaurant has to close early. no one seems to mind. >> it is something new for us we never have this before. looks like everybody is excited. >> reporter: most people were priced out of getting to see him tickets at the fox theater start at $250 up to $7500. norma is one who will have to settle for a spot on the sidewalk. >> it is amazing that he's gonna be here. i'm hoping i can see him even just a glimpse. >> reporter: tickets to the fox theater are sold out that's the cheapest event. earlier he's going to be at a private home tickets to that event are $38,800. reporting live in redwood city, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> house speaker john boehner will also be in the bay area tonight in hopes of picking up campaign cash t
city leaders are proud and feel honored. the first sitting president since hoover to visit. >> this is our livingroom. the president of the united states is going to be in our livingroom tonight excitement, huge buzz. >> reporter: there is an inconvenience factor. streets will be closing. this downtown restaurant has to close early. no one seems to mind. >> it is something new for us we never have this before. looks like everybody is excited. >> reporter: most people...
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redwood city 78, five. san francisco 63° today selling sweatshirts around fisherman's wharf today. upper 80s to low 90s east bay. upper 60s to 70s east bay shore low to mid 80s south bay with low to upper 70s peninsula. near 60 coast. mid 60s downtown, south san francisco, 68 sausalito mid 70s to low 80s north bay valleys, 72 santa cruz may hit 90 gilroy and morgan hill, temperatures cooler around the state 98 in chico sacramento they were 10° warmer yesterday 105 fresno, 111 palm springs threat of thorpes in the sierra, 81 tahoe, 95 yosemite. for the afternoon game 12:45 first pitch breezy sun, warming from 61 to 66 by the end of the game a lot of news the 50s tonight a handful of 60s antioch, clearlake cloverdale. here's a look at area of low pressure west pushing stronger marine layer into us that's why with this weak low developing we are having cooler conditions. a lot of talk about moisture from the tropical storm down to our south, i still think the best chance of storms will friday and saturday as it misses us to the west. one or two may stray to the north bay we'll update
redwood city 78, five. san francisco 63° today selling sweatshirts around fisherman's wharf today. upper 80s to low 90s east bay. upper 60s to 70s east bay shore low to mid 80s south bay with low to upper 70s peninsula. near 60 coast. mid 60s downtown, south san francisco, 68 sausalito mid 70s to low 80s north bay valleys, 72 santa cruz may hit 90 gilroy and morgan hill, temperatures cooler around the state 98 in chico sacramento they were 10° warmer yesterday 105 fresno, 111 palm springs...
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the city says it brings lots of jobs and potential for a lot of tax revenue. karina rusk joins us. the casino opened 8:00 in the morning? >> reporter: right. and the timing may seem odd for a casino, unless you under stan the reason. ribbon-cutting did take place this morning to take full advantage of a number considered lucky in asian culture, 8. the scissors came out 8 a.m., 8th day of the 8th month of the year. the mayor called this a lucky day for all of san jose because of the jobs and tax revenue casino matrix will generate for the city. the 50 million dollar new establishment replaces the old guard den city venue and the private investment in this state-of-the-art casino is already paying off. , there are no slotons this is machines. it employees 300 more people than the old casino and is expected to contribute about three million additional tax dollars. while casino matrix is all about elegant entertainment, the speeches today are more about the win-win deal for the city. >> this is a big project that employed over 1200 construction workers. we currently have 787 employees
the city says it brings lots of jobs and potential for a lot of tax revenue. karina rusk joins us. the casino opened 8:00 in the morning? >> reporter: right. and the timing may seem odd for a casino, unless you under stan the reason. ribbon-cutting did take place this morning to take full advantage of a number considered lucky in asian culture, 8. the scissors came out 8 a.m., 8th day of the 8th month of the year. the mayor called this a lucky day for all of san jose because of the jobs...
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court hearing for the city since they filed chapter 9 last week. stockton officials want the judge to approve a 2013 budget that allows the city to default on bond payments, cut employee wages and stop paying for retiree health insurance. one creditor says it will fight the bankrupt. >>> new national unemployment figures out this morning show the u.s. economy is still struggling three years after the recession. the june jobs report shows employers added 80,000 jobs last month, leaving unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2%. the third straight month of weak hiring. on the campaign trail president obama called the numbers tough but a step in the right direction. mitt romney pointed the finger at the obama administration an using the president of not doing enough to stimulate grab growth. >> the president's policies have not -- have not gotten america working again. >> the president: businesses created 4.4 million new jobs over 28 months including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. [ applause ] >> the president: that's a step in the right direction. >> the
court hearing for the city since they filed chapter 9 last week. stockton officials want the judge to approve a 2013 budget that allows the city to default on bond payments, cut employee wages and stop paying for retiree health insurance. one creditor says it will fight the bankrupt. >>> new national unemployment figures out this morning show the u.s. economy is still struggling three years after the recession. the june jobs report shows employers added 80,000 jobs last month, leaving...
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they are asking u to kee an eye en forer light blue 2011 subaru outback. >>> cities are experiencing long delays this morning a computer connection problem is preventing alaska from checking in passengers other airports in portland, spokane and los angeles in seattle where alaska is the dominant carrier passengers are being checked in manually. we checked the bay aa's airports an hour ago, none are reporting problems. >>> right now, san jose-based grocery chain facing boycott over eloyment policies. coalition of community gros holdg news conrence discusa bcott agast puebloarks thegroupay they are angry they are using a program created by the department of homeland security to verify whether new hires are in the country legally. store officials say they joined the program after it was suggested during an immigration audit. dhs says the program is voluntary. >>> ucsf celebrate ago accomplishment of -- celebrating an accomplishment of a doctor affiliated he shares the nobel prize in medicine with britain's john gurdon. >> reporter: what makes this award especially excite something when
they are asking u to kee an eye en forer light blue 2011 subaru outback. >>> cities are experiencing long delays this morning a computer connection problem is preventing alaska from checking in passengers other airports in portland, spokane and los angeles in seattle where alaska is the dominant carrier passengers are being checked in manually. we checked the bay aa's airports an hour ago, none are reporting problems. >>> right now, san jose-based grocery chain facing boycott...
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event at city hall. samsung is in a legal battle with apple over several patents. >>> we where getting our first look inside the newly renovated memorial stadium at the university of california. the bears football team is holding its first practice in the stadium today. they've been working on fields nearby, while the 80-year-old facility received a 321 million dollar earthquake retrofit and facelift. cal officials say the upgrades will not only benefit the athletes but the fans as well. >> we have massive circulation improvements, restroom, food, beverage, sound, light, scoreboards to upgrade it for the fans for the next 50 at the same time restoring the historic elements. >> there have been concern the state would not be finished on time. officials say that stadium will be ready to for the homeowner on september 1st. >>> crowds of petaluma residents gathering now because in less than an hour their hometown team is going to play its first little league world series game in pennsylvania. terry mcsweeney
event at city hall. samsung is in a legal battle with apple over several patents. >>> we where getting our first look inside the newly renovated memorial stadium at the university of california. the bears football team is holding its first practice in the stadium today. they've been working on fields nearby, while the 80-year-old facility received a 321 million dollar earthquake retrofit and facelift. cal officials say the upgrades will not only benefit the athletes but the fans as...
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bart gave free rides to beam within the city limits. muni added extra bus. >> we have as many shuttles as we can on market and they are carrying people, heavy loads, we are trying to provide as much service as possible. >> reporter: the mood seemed mellow. people we spoke with seemed most upset by the fact that they didn't know what was going on. >> i would have liked a little more information. >> we were standing and heard no trains. we don't know, nobody to announce, that's it. >> we are used to rolling with muni. we know they are doing their best. we are doing our best. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with police. they say the man was in the tunnel walking westbound the train was headed eastbound. they still don't know why he was this there and obviously he was not supposed to be in that tunnel. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> to the latest on superstorm sandy. unprecedented measures to relieve crisis brought on by the storm. long lines of people trying to get gas in linden, new jersey. fuel is one of the top concerns new york g
bart gave free rides to beam within the city limits. muni added extra bus. >> we have as many shuttles as we can on market and they are carrying people, heavy loads, we are trying to provide as much service as possible. >> reporter: the mood seemed mellow. people we spoke with seemed most upset by the fact that they didn't know what was going on. >> i would have liked a little more information. >> we were standing and heard no trains. we don't know, nobody to announce,...
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today city crews tell me their focus is to help the people get back into their homes and restore some normalcy for them. >> we are not prepared for this. >> reporter: she was at work when the water started rushing toward her home she didn't have her medication with her and she didn't have a set of pajamas. now she needs them. >> it is like i'm in prison. like homeless. >> reporter: her home with 13 others are red-tagged emergency vehicles couldn't get to them, if needed. a huge sinkhole is block the way. being out of place made it tough for ran did to make it to school -- for ran dee to make it to school today. >> i didn't do a lot of homework we were waiting for a lot of hours. >> reporter: city workers realize the hardship this hole is creating for residents, so getting them home is their focus. >> we are trying to get pedestrian and emergency vehicle access. that will be the trigger to reopen all of these properties that are red-tagged. >> reporter: they are going to build a road around the mess and try and get people home this afternoon the solution for the school won't be so quic
today city crews tell me their focus is to help the people get back into their homes and restore some normalcy for them. >> we are not prepared for this. >> reporter: she was at work when the water started rushing toward her home she didn't have her medication with her and she didn't have a set of pajamas. now she needs them. >> it is like i'm in prison. like homeless. >> reporter: her home with 13 others are red-tagged emergency vehicles couldn't get to them, if needed....
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right here on thornton avenue up union city boulevard towards union city this is going to slide towards fremont possibly the great mall in milpitas f you are heading that way rain getting ready to move into where our studios are -- in the embarcadero towards fisherman's wharf back 280 towards daly city, ocean avenue. as we look to the northwest the radar returns aren't as numerous as they were this morning with the heating they could build and you could see some of this, check out the double rainbow that was sent by louie in mountain view earlier this morning. thank you for sending that in. everybody is at a surplus even livermore. oakland -- san jose at 141 you have come a long way were you well below for the longest time. santa rosa nearly 170% of average. we are doing well as far as that, almost too well. 47 in san rafael, 48 oakland, 47 fremont, everybody else low to mid 50s coast. low 50s monterey bay and inland. light to moderate showers today, brief break tomorrow, more wet weather friday and saturday, promise after that will end 2012 on a quiet note and start 2013 on a dry note.
right here on thornton avenue up union city boulevard towards union city this is going to slide towards fremont possibly the great mall in milpitas f you are heading that way rain getting ready to move into where our studios are -- in the embarcadero towards fisherman's wharf back 280 towards daly city, ocean avenue. as we look to the northwest the radar returns aren't as numerous as they were this morning with the heating they could build and you could see some of this, check out the double...
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what is the city saying about this? >> reporter: the city is being quiet after a big shooting happened in a large crowd last night. we haven't heard back from the mayor's office, the police department or from jack london square. the people who live and work down talking about it. it is known for restaurants, bars and family events, not for crime. last night's shooting came as a shock. >> surprised. kind of a tricky area every time they start to build it up like nothing happens. there's a lot of empty real estate. it would would be nice to have it happen, sorry to hear about that. >> reporter: five people were shot in front of the regal cinemas around 9:30 last night. people who were here describe the scene as chaotic. >> bunch of kids going to see spider-man. car pull up and start shooting. >> reporter: then what happened? >> everybody start running and i hid and that was it. >> reporter: the victims survived. oakland police haven't made any arrests. no one from the police department or mayor's office is commenting. tho
what is the city saying about this? >> reporter: the city is being quiet after a big shooting happened in a large crowd last night. we haven't heard back from the mayor's office, the police department or from jack london square. the people who live and work down talking about it. it is known for restaurants, bars and family events, not for crime. last night's shooting came as a shock. >> surprised. kind of a tricky area every time they start to build it up like nothing happens....
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video from last year, this time the steps of city hall turned into eye tent city police took action to clear it after city officials believed it to be unsafe and unsanitary. demonstrators post add agenda for today which include a meeting at city hall this afternoon marching through the streets and reestablishing the encampment at frank ogawa plaza. asking supporters to bring tents, warm clothes and friends. last year dozens of police and hundreds of protesters clashed violently. the law enforcement used tear gas and other crowd control methods. the number of protesters diminished with each round of gas. this morning, we found banks and businesses anticipating demonstrations tonight started the boarding up process. not knowing what to expect. again, the group that spoke today said, hey, we don't support that however, we support each group's opportunity to speak and be heard. finally, some of those posting on social media sites talking today's demonstration have asked there be no smashing in the demonstration those within the movement are asking that there not be any type of violent outb
video from last year, this time the steps of city hall turned into eye tent city police took action to clear it after city officials believed it to be unsafe and unsanitary. demonstrators post add agenda for today which include a meeting at city hall this afternoon marching through the streets and reestablishing the encampment at frank ogawa plaza. asking supporters to bring tents, warm clothes and friends. last year dozens of police and hundreds of protesters clashed violently. the law...
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found near city college indicating the virus is in our environment this year. the doctor says it is no reason for any of us to panic there are many who come into contact with the disease who don't become sick. >> only one out of five become ill. more likely to have fever, aches and pains like a flu-like illness and not know that they were infected with west nile virus. only one out of 150 will actually develop severe neurological disease. >> reporter: that severe neurological disease is encephalitis swelling of the brain that can lead to fogginess, confusion that's what they say that san francisco patient is recovering from. those at the highest risk are older than 50 or who have weak or compromised immune systems. best way to protect yourself, be sure you have screens on your windows to keep the mosquitoes out. kira klapper, abc7 news. >>> iran's president thinks he knows the cause of all the world's problems. next, what mahmoud ahmadinejad told u.n. general assembly meeting this morning. and why the u.s. delegation didn't hear a word of it. >>> in the preside
found near city college indicating the virus is in our environment this year. the doctor says it is no reason for any of us to panic there are many who come into contact with the disease who don't become sick. >> only one out of five become ill. more likely to have fever, aches and pains like a flu-like illness and not know that they were infected with west nile virus. only one out of 150 will actually develop severe neurological disease. >> reporter: that severe neurological...
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he says this was likely headed to litigation with the city attorney's office. we did place a call to police to find out why squatters had been allowed to stay. we are still waiting to hear back. the good news is, no one was hurt. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> take a look at these pictures sent from a resident in the area at the height of the fire these were taken as firefighters arrived at the scene in san francisco getting their equipment out. here's another picture you can see how big the flames got and the firefighters on the ladder spraying water on homes. to see more pictures check out the slide show on abc7news.com. >>> union city police want to find three people who shot and wounded a woman during a home invasion robbery it happened 10:15 last night. investigators believe robbers confronted a 62-year-old woman outside the home and forced their way inside. within robber fired a again after one of the residents of the home starting -- fired a gun after one of the residents of the home starting fighting with the intruders. >>> jury deliberations underway i
he says this was likely headed to litigation with the city attorney's office. we did place a call to police to find out why squatters had been allowed to stay. we are still waiting to hear back. the good news is, no one was hurt. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> take a look at these pictures sent from a resident in the area at the height of the fire these were taken as firefighters arrived at the scene in san francisco getting their equipment out. here's another picture you can see how...
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city officials -- brandon, $75. city officials recommend you take mass transit. mayor lee has declared this san francisco giants pride week. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the mayors of world series cities usually make a friendly bet involving food or dings. -- the mayors are wagering a day of community service. if tigers win lee will visit motown and tour a chevy volt plant. the giants win binge will speak to kids in the giants program and visit silicon valley. go to the facebook page choose between eight badges showing your support how could you not support those guys go to facebook.com/abc7news page and click on the badge you want and it will appear on your wall. >>> we have to shift gears. people who shopped at barnes & noble stores in the past months are being asked to check credit and debit bills because of' sophisticated crime that has the attention of the fbi. kira klapper joins us to explain. >> reporter: this is one of six bay area barnes & noble locations hit by the nationwide crime. the company says sophisticated criminals tampered with those months w
city officials -- brandon, $75. city officials recommend you take mass transit. mayor lee has declared this san francisco giants pride week. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the mayors of world series cities usually make a friendly bet involving food or dings. -- the mayors are wagering a day of community service. if tigers win lee will visit motown and tour a chevy volt plant. the giants win binge will speak to kids in the giants program and visit silicon valley. go to the facebook page...
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the city cancelled the parade and festival in 2010. it is not just the past, there have been five gang-related killings in san jose this year most recently last friday when 14-year-old heriberto reyes was beaten by gang members he died from those injuries monday. the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year? >> maybe. [ laughing ] >> reporter: downtown san jose and towards the eastside represented by a councilman who tells me he doesn't expect any trouble this year. san jose has proven over the past several years it knows how to party sail. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. -- >>> the university of california has just released a report recommending 50 changes in the way officials handle civil disobedience on campus the report was put together in response to clashes between campus police and students during occupy protests last november. the report makes rebel s in nine area
the city cancelled the parade and festival in 2010. it is not just the past, there have been five gang-related killings in san jose this year most recently last friday when 14-year-old heriberto reyes was beaten by gang members he died from those injuries monday. the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year?...
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no evacuation order for the city of new orleans. many are saying they plan to ride out the storm many this morning we know one gas station has run out of gas. now gulfport, mississippi, this is where isaac -- it looks peaceful now the governor has issued a dusk to dawn curfew for all of harrison county. the state has handed out 10,000 sandbags in the past few days. to alabama and a grey dolphin island the storm surge could reach as high as eight feet for the coast. finally check out aerials over south florida, flooding left behind as the storm skirted the state skirted a direct hit. president obama made a statement a few hours ago. he says fema has been on the ground in the gulf more than a week preparing for this storm. >> the president: we are dealing with a big storm could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: tomorrow is the 7th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the army corp o
no evacuation order for the city of new orleans. many are saying they plan to ride out the storm many this morning we know one gas station has run out of gas. now gulfport, mississippi, this is where isaac -- it looks peaceful now the governor has issued a dusk to dawn curfew for all of harrison county. the state has handed out 10,000 sandbags in the past few days. to alabama and a grey dolphin island the storm surge could reach as high as eight feet for the coast. finally check out aerials...
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cities. katie marzullo is live at the hayward executive airport. >> reporter: you can still see the helicopter parked behind us warm and sunny and clear here in hayward, not the case in pacifica where the helicopter was scheduled to go first this morning. pacifica one of three cities that this project is going to cover. video we shot of the helicopter earlier, bell 412, operated by national securities technologies out of las vegas. on either side special pods inside the pods are the radiation detectors. the helicopter does not emit anything, it only is detecting radiation. that information is going to the department of homeland security as well as the national nuclear security administration to better help the government pinpoint where there might be a future dirty bomb or other terror attack. >> when we look at the radiation on the ground, we are interested in finding things that don't belong there. the more we know about the background, the stuff that is supposed to be there, the better job
cities. katie marzullo is live at the hayward executive airport. >> reporter: you can still see the helicopter parked behind us warm and sunny and clear here in hayward, not the case in pacifica where the helicopter was scheduled to go first this morning. pacifica one of three cities that this project is going to cover. video we shot of the helicopter earlier, bell 412, operated by national securities technologies out of las vegas. on either side special pods inside the pods are the...
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. >> in the south bay san jose voters approved an increase in the city's minimum wage. here's measure d. you can see the difference in the vote 59%-40 within%. terry mcsweeney -- 59%-41%. >> reporter: amazing story a group of students here came up with the idea to raise the minimum wage. they were up against very powerful forces the chamber of commerce and the mayor. they were out-spent 2-1 and out-gunned but not out-done. daniel alba works in the state university book store for $8.50 an hour come january that goes up to $10. >> less stress over tuition and i don't know, being able to go out with friends and not worrying about how much i'm spending a week and manage my time >> reporter: a group of sociology students on the state campus created measure d. student alicia is a member of cafe j. a group that found inspiration meeting near the statue of san jose state 60s radicals carlos and smith. >> if you believe in something you can succeed we are part of history saying us community members felt if we work hard, we play by the rules, we deserve a living wage. >> reporter
. >> in the south bay san jose voters approved an increase in the city's minimum wage. here's measure d. you can see the difference in the vote 59%-40 within%. terry mcsweeney -- 59%-41%. >> reporter: amazing story a group of students here came up with the idea to raise the minimum wage. they were up against very powerful forces the chamber of commerce and the mayor. they were out-spent 2-1 and out-gunned but not out-done. daniel alba works in the state university book store for...
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this is the lowest point in the city with a lot of hills. when there's rainú#+rb all at e that water comes from twin peaks to here. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> less than half an hour from now senator feinstein will announce a new partnership to build levees that will protect homes and businesses in the south bay. they hope to raise a billion and a half dollars over the next decade the current levees are 100-years-old. the money is going to be used to build new levees and restore wetlands where much of the property is vulnerable to flooding. officials say some of the property is 13 feet below sea level behind those levees. >>> right now ground is being broken for the three billion dollar bart to san jose project. terry mcsweeney is live at santa clara at a pregroundbreaking party. you in santa clara, why? >> reporter: bart's silicon valley group, if they have their way, santa clara is where bart is going to be going next this is the big lunch on here honoring senator feinstein. all of those people who detail together to make the dream of
this is the lowest point in the city with a lot of hills. when there's rainú#+rb all at e that water comes from twin peaks to here. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> less than half an hour from now senator feinstein will announce a new partnership to build levees that will protect homes and businesses in the south bay. they hope to raise a billion and a half dollars over the next decade the current levees are 100-years-old. the money is going to be used to build new levees and restore...
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at one point they hope it is going to employ 1700 people, santa clara city officials have big plans to develop the area around here. there's a lot of excitement down here this morning. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now in castro valley more than 100 customers have lost power. pg&e says somebody else's crew hit electrical wires a few hours ago while digging, nobody was hurt, more than 3,000 were without power. right now pg&e is working to el. >>> in san jose a garbage truck caught fire 9:00 this morning. it happened near a townhome in the 12 -- the cleanup will take a while because all the garbage has to be removed. >>> wall street continues to be wary of making friends with facebook today. that was this morning's open on the nasdaq the company's stock started falling before the opening bell rang. today is the company's first full day of trading. right now shares are trading above $34, down 9% from the initial price friday. let's go to bloomberg reporter live at the new york stock exchange. good morning deb . >> reporter: investors -- [ talking over each other ] >> reporter: this
at one point they hope it is going to employ 1700 people, santa clara city officials have big plans to develop the area around here. there's a lot of excitement down here this morning. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now in castro valley more than 100 customers have lost power. pg&e says somebody else's crew hit electrical wires a few hours ago while digging, nobody was hurt, more than 3,000 were without power. right now pg&e is working to el. >>> in san jose a...
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packed with thousands of guests, including former and current 49ers, team officials and santa clara city officials all with visions of the new stadium dancing in their heads. for the mayor the visions include construction jobs, a sector currently facing 36% unemployment. >> we have one of the largest construction project ms. the state going forward with this one billion dollar project and an an tpweplt that will ensure our local people get to work. >> reporter: there are many sides to this issue a pan who lives not far from the stadium understands many of them. >>> -- >> it is going to have an impact to the traffic and other things. but i personally feel maybe property values will go up. >> reporter: supporters see a source of pride for the entire silicon valley. >> having the stadium will provide to the world the response to where is silicon valley? because it is going to be an iconic building. not only certified for environmental centers reare reaching for gold. >> i'm happy, i hope they can change the name too. >> reporter: to the santa clara 49ers? >> yeah. >> reporter: the mayor is
packed with thousands of guests, including former and current 49ers, team officials and santa clara city officials all with visions of the new stadium dancing in their heads. for the mayor the visions include construction jobs, a sector currently facing 36% unemployment. >> we have one of the largest construction project ms. the state going forward with this one billion dollar project and an an tpweplt that will ensure our local people get to work. >> reporter: there are many sides...
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police and the mayor and they would not accept our questions regarding what happened at last night's city council meeting. the crowd shouts down the council, so loudly the meeting was adjourned early. the people in the audience are demanding a police report detailing what happened the night 18-year-old alan bluford was shot to death by police. it happened in the may the family has not seen a report. i spoke with the father adam and i asked him about the meeting. he is glad to know he has the community support. the police chief and the mayor this morning invited the media to watch as they greeted new police recruits. they will be graduating in march. this is the first class since 2008. administrators and beat comes are thrilled to welcome them, saying they need their help on the streets. the department is very understaffed. we wanted to is the chief and mayor about in police report, looking into the shooting and the fact that the community is demanding it. we were told we would be able to ask them about it. that plan changed. our reporter smith is still inside the police department right n
police and the mayor and they would not accept our questions regarding what happened at last night's city council meeting. the crowd shouts down the council, so loudly the meeting was adjourned early. the people in the audience are demanding a police report detailing what happened the night 18-year-old alan bluford was shot to death by police. it happened in the may the family has not seen a report. i spoke with the father adam and i asked him about the meeting. he is glad to know he has the...